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THE BELIZE TIMES
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weekend that followed turned even deadlier as three murders occurred. 35 year old Jose Manuel Ca’al was beaten viciously on March 18th inside a cemetery and killed by a man who is now
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sector to UDP, has come under fire from one of his “students” of political reform. “My biggest problem is the fact that my mentor who taught me most of what I know about the way our system works, who said he would never go to Belmopan under the current system, is now a Minister,” said Francis Gegg, aiming his criticism at Hulse as he appeared on Channel 5’s Dickie Bradley Special on Tuesday, March 20th. Gegg explained that Hulse was a founding member and concept coordinator for the We the People’s Reform Movement. Hulse later joined the Political Reform Commission which set out political reform recommendations, and
Thieves target Traveler’s Bar
Belize City, March 21, 2012 Burglars and thieves targeted Traveler’s Bar at mile 2 on the Northern Highway in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Around 4:30am T uesday, the lone KBH security guard was ambushed and tied up by two armed robbers. 43 year old Felix Melendez said he was beaten and his hands were bound with electrical wire. With Melendez pinned to the ground, the burglars proceeded to break into the liquor store. While in the store, the thieves packed up and assortment of liquor and appliance valued at up to $12,178, before leaving. William Moguel, who operates the bar on a lease, said that some of the stolen items were insured, but he will still suffer some losses. That was not the only burglary that occurred. There were also four burglary incidents in Corozal Town and Belmopan.
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on the run. That same day, 32 year old Dean Bennett was attacked inside his home, which was then chained shut and set on fair. He was killed in the blaze as he remained trapped inside the house. Before the day was over,
the sound of bullets echoed in the old capital as 23 year old Jovanni Saldano was hunted down and killed inside his own yard on West Street. And as the city recovered from the violent weekend, the little sense
according to Gegg, after the Commission completed its work, Hulse committed to being a lead advocate for an Elected Senate. Gegg recalled that prior to the 2003 election, Hulse had been asked by the then Opposition Leader Dean Barrow to run in the UDP ticket. Gegg said Hulse rejected the offer when Barrow could not guarantee support for an elected senate. “He has been a crusader for political reform. Godwin Hulse was the one always advocating movement.
Godwin always maintained that party has a dirty connotation,” Gegg pointed out. Gegg, who was in the electoral race as a 3rd party candidate, spoke of Prime Minister Dean Barrow with great distrust. He accused the Prime Minister of deceiving the NGO community into believing he would support the appointment of a 13th senator out of the NGOs. Once he gained power, he realised a 13th Senator would be a bottleneck, Gegg said.
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of security that remained, disappeared when one more senseless shooting led to the killing of a 47 year old Ladyville resident who was simply walking along a Belize City street on March 19th. Mark Lozano was minding his own business when he was approached by a gunman who opened fire at him. Many Belizeans believe the increase in violent crime and sudden spike in murders is the result of the Barrow Administration’s failed anticrime measures. Over the past four years, the Government has boasted about its effective programs such as Vision 360, Operation Jaguar, Restore Belize and most-recently a so-called gang-truce, but the evidence on the streets paints a different picture. Panic and fear is on the rise in Belize, especially as members of gangs continue to be deployed in vulnerable parts of the country that later become targets, and as the Barrow Administration continues to engage gang members in a “truce” that barters money for peace.